Moving forward, there will be an added fee tacked onto any of your merchandise purchases at this Disney park.
Imagine a Magic Kingdom ticket costing just $3.50! That’s what it was in 1971 when the park opened. Fast forward to 2024, and during this Easter weekend we saw tickets soar to a staggering $184 – a 5,157% increase in just over 50 years.
This price surge isn’t limited to single-day tickets. Since the pandemic reopening, Annual Passes have skyrocketed too, with the top tier exceeding $1,450. Food and drinks haven’t been spared either, and we are experiencing a system-wide price hike.
And remember that handy FastPass system for skipping lines? Now it’s called Disney Genie+, and it costs over $30 per person on some days for the privilege of using the “Lightning Lane” (the faster side of the line). Plus, ticket prices have already been confirmed to be on the rise in 2025.
The magic may still be there, but it definitely comes at a premium price.
This is something that all Disney parks around the globe are dealing with, with price increases coming at guests in every format.
Now, a new price hike has been added to Disneyland Paris, and it will affect every single purchase you make.
When guests buy an item, most of the time, they need a bag to put it in. Disneyland Paris recently started charging for bags, and now, another price increase has come to the purchase.

Disneyland Paris news site Pixie Dust stated, “The prices of the bags, which were previously 2 € (small size), 3 € (medium size) and 4 € (large size), have now all been increased by half a euro to €2.50, €3.50 and €4 .50. When the bags were introduced in 2019, the price was only €1 for a small size and only €2 for medium and large sizes.” So, the only way to avoid the fee would be to not use a bag, or bring your own. Disneyland Paris will also not offer a receipt without you asking, nor do they have paper park maps available without request.
Additionally, the news site detailed that pin prices have increased, some of which cost an additional €2 more than before, which is a dramatic increase, especially when you add the increased cost of the bag that you also need to buy. Luggage storage has also gone up in price, and now, a piece of regular luggage will cost you €14 to store for the day.
These price increases may seem small, but coupled with other additions that Disney guests have to pay for when they visit Disneyland Paris, such as Premier Access, that $154 per day hopper ticket is just one part of a very costly trip the Euro Disney.
With these added charges, the trip to Disneyland Paris is becoming less and less attainable. Disney recently announced a decrease in attendance at Disneyland Paris during the first quarter of 2024, along with “higher costs, primarily attributable to increased operations support costs and inflation”.

On top of that, the parks are constantly dealing with a capacity issue that cannot be fixed.
We also saw the parks hit capacity multiple times last week, and the newly added Disneyland Hotel has been having many issues with capacity for guests who just want to take a look at the newly refurbished lobby — so much so that there is now a virtual queue needed to just enter, as guests of the hotel were stuck in such large crowds that they could not even get into the hotel to go to their rooms with the demand.
While this demand is good, the park’s inability to handle it creates a negative experience, making the added costs feel less than worth it.

Walt Disney Studios Park is thankfully expanding, with the new Frozen themed land underway. That new section of the park will also see a Tangled ride, and a new garden area themed to Pixar. However, the Toy Story Playland expansion and Star Wars expansion that were drawn in the concept art and announced have not moved forward. The park will also be renovating the entrance, Studio 1, next month,
While this will be a positive change for the park, shutting down the main way and gate in and out of the park will certainly cause chaos, especially with the lack of space that the park is currently dealing with.
Do you think that Disney needs to cut down on their price increases?